Aetherbound - Paperback

by E. K. Johnston (Author)

A TOR AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Ahsoka presents a captivating tale that intertwines love, sacrifice, and the quest for autonomy in a vividly imagined interstellar universe.

"E. K. Johnston writes books that are simultaneously gentle and devastating, and I'm not sure how she does it but I'm so glad she does."--Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken

"A book for anyone who's ever underestimated themself, and who had to find their people to figure out their power."--Tor

There's a fine line between survival and cruelty . . .

Pendt Harland's family has seen her as a waste of food on their long-haul space cruiser ever since her genes revealed an undesirable mutation when she was only a small child. But thirteen years later, her unique genetic makeup might be her chance to do much more than survive--if she plays her cards right.

During a routine stop at a space dock, Pendt risks everything on a one-way escape plan. While on the run, she forms a lucky bond with the teenage heirs of the powerful family that runs the space station, and against long odds, the trio hatches a scheme to take over the station and thwart the destinies they never wished for

Author Biography

E. K. Johnston is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several YA novels, including the L.A. Time Book Prize finalist The Story of Owen and Star Wars: Ahsoka. Her novel A Thousand Nights was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award. The New York Times called The Story of Owen "a clever first step in the career of a novelist who, like her troubadour heroine, has many more songs to sing" and in its review of Exit, Pursued by a Bear, The Globe & Mail called Johnston "the Meryl Streep of YA," with "limitless range." E. K. Johnston lives in southwestern Ontario.